My beehive that I have had for a few months now just recently started to produce fake swarms. They are a large ish hive and I recently added a second deep box so I do not think they are swarming because they are out of room. However last week I noticed they were swarming. They balled up on a nearby branch, but about 20 minutes later they were up in the air again and were clearly streaming back into the hive. They did this last week, yesterday, and then again today. I have done some research on fake swarms and found out they this happens because the queen either doesn’t leave the hive or she ends up going back. However, I have found nothing on how to stop it and I am sure my neighbors would not want it happening a fourth time. Any advice on how to stop this fake swarming would be greatly appreciated!
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